Cut, kill, mine, drill: Alaskans deserve better from this administration
Dunleavy administration prioritizes short-term natural resource extraction over health of land, water, people Southeast Alaska is an amazing place, gifted with tremendous environmental wealth. Mighty mainland rivers deliver nutrient- rich, glacier-cooled, fresh water...Submit Your Comments for SASS by October 18!
On July 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would set up a new team to consult with Tribal governments and Alaska Native corporations, and work with regional stakeholders to allocate up to $25 million of funding — emphasizing examples of integrated...Alpine Islands: Hunting for Mountain Goats in a Changing Climate
SEACC Climate Organizer Matt Jackson spotlights how climate change will affect mountain goats on a recent hunt — but hopefully, Alaska will correct its course. Halfway up the mountain, we start having second thoughts. First, it was a dash across a steep ravine with...Why SEACC Is Canceling the Rescheduled 50ish Celebration
Two years ago, in late summer 2019, we reached out to you to share our excitement about our then-approaching 50th birthday, which SEACC would celebrate at the beginning of 2020. We had big, big plans for that celebration — a launch event in Juneau with some of our...SEACC is objecting to the Kensington Mine expansion!
Kensington Gold Mine — located north of Juneau and across Berners Bay, just beyond the end of the road — is moving forward on its efforts to expand the dumping of mine waste into Alaskan waters overhanging the bay. The mine has already dumped over 4 million tons of...Roadless Rule Reinstatement and an End to Old-Growth Logging
It is with great joy that we write to share that this morning, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture announced that the Forest Service and USDA will initiate a rulemaking that proposes to restore 2001 Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass!...Press Release: SEACC Celebrates Biden’s Tongass Turnover, Calls for Formal Reinstatement of Full, National Roadless Rule Protections for the Tongass
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2021 Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) Celebrates Biden’s Tongass Turnover, Calls for Formal Reinstatement of Full, National Roadless Rule Protections for the Tongass The Biden administration committed today to ‘repeal or...Press Release: Research Quantifies Importance of Tongass National Forest to U.S. Climate Goals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2021 Research Quantifies Importance of Tongass National Forest to U.S. Climate Goals Scientists, tribal leaders, conservation groups, and former USFS Chiefs call on President Biden to protect the Tongass and carbon-dense forests WATCH...SEACC Statement on Rep. Haaland’s Confirmation
SEACC would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Rep. Deb Haaland for her bipartisan vote through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.